Tehuantepec Forecast
November 28, 2023, 9:06 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Tehuantepec Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W TO
14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11
FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N94W TO 15N94W TO
13N95W TO 15N96W TO 12N97W TO 12N95W TO 13N94W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO
13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
15N94W TO 13N96W TO 15N96W TO 12N99W TO 11N95W TO 13N94W TO
15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W TO
14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11
FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N94W TO 15N94W TO
13N95W TO 15N96W TO 12N97W TO 12N95W TO 13N94W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO
13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
15N94W TO 13N96W TO 15N96W TO 12N99W TO 11N95W TO 13N94W TO
15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING: HIGH PRESSURE HAS BUILT ACROSS
THE EASTERN SLOPES OF MEXICO IN THE WAKE OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AND THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC MONSOON
TROUGH IS SUPPORTING MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS OVER TEHUANTEPEC
THIS AFTERNOON, WITH PEAK SEAS CURRENTLY NEAR 12 FT. STRONG TO
NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED, WITH GALE-FORCE
WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY WED. SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 13 FT
THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. PLEASE READ THE LATEST HIGH SEAS
FORECAST ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT WEBSITE
HTTPS://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TEXT/MIAHSFEP2.SHTML FOR MORE DETAILS.
PLEASE SEE ABOVE FOR MORE ON THE ONGOING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
GALE-FORCE GAP WIND EVENT. STRONG N TO NE WINDS CURRENTLY EXTEND
DOWNWIND OF TEHUANTEPEC TO NEAR 13N, WITH SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
THIS AREA.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE TEHUANTEPEC
REGION WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE GAP
WINDS OVER AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THROUGH
WED EVENING, WITH WINDS TO GALE-FORCE EXPECTED OVER THESE WATERS
THROUGH EARLY WED. LARGE NW SWELL OVER THE WATERS WEST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA, AND SW TO THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE
REGION FROM THE NW ON WED TO BRING A RETURN TO MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH NW WINDS ACROSS THE BAJA OFFSHORE WATERS WED
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. AS THIS OCCURS, STRONG
WESTERLY GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPILL INTO THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA WED AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
SHORT-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
TODAY - N 22-28, Seas NNW 7.2-7.8 feet @ 7sec
TONITE - N 14-18, Seas SSW 0-4.6 feet @ 16sec
THURSDAY - N 10-13, Seas SSW 0-4.1 feet @ 16sec
THURSDAY NIGHT - S 2-3, Seas SSW 0-3.2 feet @ 14sec
LONG-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
FRIDAY - S 4-5, Seas SSW 0-3.3 feet @ 13sec
SATURDAY - WNW 6-7, Seas SSW 0-3.2 feet @ 12sec
SUNDAY - W 10-13, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
MONDAY - NW 14-17, Seas N/A ?-? feet @ ?
TUESDAY - Not available yet